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A COVID-19 outbreak in a Florida government building has left two people dead and four others hospitalized.  The outbreak originated in the IT department last week. One person outside of the department also tested positive for COVID-19. Of the six people infected, five were hospitalized. According to Manatee County Administrator Scott …

China is firing back at President Joe Biden for his renewed probe into the origins of COVID-19. On Thursday, China dismissed the speculation that the virus was created and leaked from a laboratory in Wuhan. Chinese officials accused the United States of politicizing the devastating pandemic. China also claimed that …

President Joe Biden is ordering more intel investigation into the origin of COVID-19. On Wednesday, Biden ordered U.S. intelligence officials to strengthen their efforts to investigate where the virus originated, including any possibility that COVID-19 may have been manufactured inside a Chinese laboratory. The Biden administration is joining worldwide scrutiny …

Doctors in Japan are pleading for the Tokyo Olympics to be rescheduled due to the rising cases in COVID-19. The Tokyo Medical Practitioners Association, a large doctors group, consisting of nearly 6,000 primary care practitioners, penned an open letter to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. In the plea, they argued that …

Americans can now receive $50 off their monthly internet bill as part of a new emergency government program. The $3.2 billion program is meant to ensure that people stay connected during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is a part of the $900 billion December pandemic relief package. With the coronavirus outbreak …

The woman who went viral for coughing on a cancer patient during the thick of the coronavirus pandemic has received thirty days in jail. Debra Hunter was sentenced in Jacksonville, Florida, on Thursday. In addition to her jail stint, she must pay a $500 fine, undergo a mental health evaluation …

Disney Cruises will remain docked through the upcoming months as a precaution amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On Wednesday, the cruise line announced an updated travel alert. The alert confirmed that all sailings had been canceled as the company continues to await further guidance from the Centers for Disease Control …

On Sunday, the United States officially surpassed 500,000 COVID-19 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. The grim milestone arrives just weeks before March 11th. That date marks one year since the outbreak was declared a pandemic. When the virus was first discovered in China towards the end of 2019, …

A young woman on her way to becoming a pediatrician has lost her battle with COVID-19. 20-year-old Helen Etuk was in her senior year at the University of North Texas. She was planning on continuing her education in med school after graduation. As a lupus patient and child of a …

The list of COVID-19 symptoms continues to grow and now includes gangrene and swollen tongues, which is seen in the most severe cases. In Italy, doctors were forced to amputate three fingers of an 86-year-old woman back in April, after they’d turned completely black from developing gangrene. COVID-19 caused severe …

The World Health Organization says it is unlikely that the coronavirus originated inside a Chinese laboratory. The announcement came on Tuesday following the WHO investigation into where the virus initially came from. Scientists have been working the past four weeks in the county where the first case was found, Wuhan, …

Experts are warning that despite a dip in over COVID-19 cases in the U.S., Americans still face profound risks in relation to the virus. The new variants of coronavirus have placed the U.S. in the “eye of the hurricane.” Dr. Peter Hotez, the dean of the National School of Tropical …

A 4-year-old has been left paralyzed after a battle with COVID-19 left her with spinal column inflammation. Stella Martin was taken to San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, New Mexico, in April 2020 after complaining of back pain. The girl’s mother, Cassandra Yazzie, said that the girl ran to …

The NBA has been forced to postpone multiple games following a spike in COVID-19 cases sweeping the league. The New Orleans Pelicans and Dallas Mavericks game scheduled for Monday has been delayed, and the Boston Celtics matchup with the Chicago Bulls, which was initially slated for Tuesday. Over the weekend, …

A House Democrat is battling COVID-19 after being forced to shelter in place with “several colleagues who refused to wear masks” during the Capitol’s deadly riot last Wednesday. Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman is a 75-year-old cancer survivor, which puts her at heightened risk for experiencing complications or death from the …

Actor Louis Gossett, Jr. has checked himself out of a hospital despite being critically ill with COVID-19 due to death fears. Sources told TMZ that the 84-year-old tested positive after falling gravely ill. He was rushed to a Georgia hospital, where he spent several days. He ultimately checked out on Tuesday, despite …

Popular TV and radio personality Drew Pinsky, widely known as Dr. Drew, revealed that he has tested positive for coronavirus. The “Celebrity Rehab” host broke the news on Tuesday via his Instagram account, where he posted a photo resting in bed. The post also confirmed that his wife Susan Sailer …

After being deemed “particularly unsafe” for use by COVID-19 patients, a brand of mouthwash has been recalled. Sunstar Americas issued the voluntary recall on Monday for fears that their prescription Paroex Chlorhexidine Gluconate Oral Rinse may contain the bacteria Burkholderia lata. So far, the company has received 29 reports of …

On Tuesday, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris received the COVID-19 vaccine on live television in Washington, DC. Harris was administered the first dose of the Moderna vaccine by clinical nurse manager Patricia Cummings at United Medical Center. She confirmed that her husband, Doug Emhoff, would also be receiving the vaccine on …

A former manager with Tyson Foods is speaking out after being fired for making a bet about how many employees would contract coronavirus. He says that the bet was all in good fun and meant to improve morale in the workplace.  Former Waterloo, Iowa plant night manager Don Merschbrock told The …